NonProfit Leadership Alliance

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

And while I wasn’t so naïve to think that the title didn’t come with assumed and real power, it certainly wasn’t my vision of leadership. And I knew the most important thing I had to do, in those first weeks and months, was to address this culture I had inherited. I too had that kind of boss (more than once). We all have.

Leadership 201

Leadership Culture Food Children 201

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

The organizational culture was one of fear, poor communication, an abundance of rules, and micromanaging. Involving Everyone on the Plane After a few months of working to build trust and communication, I decided to form an Advisory Committee made up of people who were not in “formal leadership positions.” But how do you do that?

Altruism and Helping 209

Altruism and Helping Leadership Children Nonprofit Leadership 209

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 22, 2023

By Sida Ly-Xiong After completing a leadership fellowship program for women of color, a program participant accepted a position as director of citizen engagement and education at a state public health agency in the United States. By failing to make a coordinated effort to support a new leader and leadership approach, the agency isolated her.

Public and Social Policy 124

Public and Social Policy Leadership Health Public and Nonprofit Management 124

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 27, 2023

The Black Leader’s Burden In the past three years, many of us who have been advancing justice initiatives have either questioned or outright criticized traditional top-down leadership as one root cause of the perpetuation of structural racism. The Aspen Institute’s definition of the term is instructive here. They seek to unionize.

Nonprofit governance and management 110

Nonprofit governance and management Leadership Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management 110

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 23, 2024

That you can’t fix that, [can’t] have social policies that attend to people who are marginalized if you don’t see those people as people. They simply won’t adopt social policies. In fact, they will adopt social policies that hurt themselves in order to hurt those people. So, it is complicated.

Race and Ethnicity 138

Race and Ethnicity Social Policy Children Homelessness 138

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Organizers who have long relied on agitation and confrontation to hold institutions accountable may need to develop new skills and new allies to shift both culture and capacity. Some organizations are serving as critical political and social homes for individuals who have been impacted by racial trauma and economic distress.

Public and Social Policy 111

Public and Social Policy Governance Non-Profits Foundations 111